Open AccessIntracranial bleeding following soccer‐related head trauma in a young student with occult factor VII deficiency
Author(s) -
Lopetegui Lia Nerea,
Luke Abigael,
Asad Syed Daniyal,
Sama Shashank,
Wolansky Leo J.,
Hegde Upendra P.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3094
Subject(s) - medicine , occult , intracranial bleeding , head trauma , clotting factor , head injury , coagulation , surgery , pathology , anticoagulant , alternative medicine
It is important to obtain coagulation tests to assess bleeding risk in trauma patients undergoing emergency surgery when a bleeding disorder may be obscured. Identifying specific clotting factor defects is critical in successful patient management.